Answer:
a) The half life of the substance is 22.76 years.
b) 5.34 years for the sample to decay to 85% of its original amount
Step-by-step explanation:
The amount of the radioactive substance after t years is modeled by the following equation:
In which P(0) is the initial amount and r is the decay rate.
A sample of a radioactive substance decayed to 97% of its original amount after a year.
This means that:
Then
So
(a) What is the half-life of the substance?
This is t for which P(t) = 0.5P(0). So
The half life of the substance is 22.76 years.
(b) How long would it take the sample to decay to 85% of its original amount?
This is t for which P(t) = 0.85P(0). So
5.34 years for the sample to decay to 85% of its original amount
Y=-3/2 x + 0 or an other number
Answer:
16 = a
Step-by-step explanation:
6 = a/4 +2
Subtract 2 from each side
6-2 = a/4 +2-2
4 = a/4
Multiply each side by 4
4*4 = a/4*4
16 = a
Change 24/25 into 100 which is equal to 96/100:
the answer is 87.96